It's a verb and means die.
'sterben' is not a Dutch word, it is a German word and means 'to die'. Dutch (the language from the Netherlands) is often confused with 'Deutsch' (the German word for 'German')
sterben
Tod Ableben Todesfall Sterben Exitus
"We never die out"
sterben
die = sterben
Leben und sterben lassen
Mach dich bereit zu sterben.
gehen sterben in einem loch
you must die = du musst sterben
But isn't a German word.
Plick is not a German word.